Incident

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2-13-2016 Mississippi Clarksdale 1-2

Location

February 13, 2016

Corner Grocery
Incident Address

Incident Address

Clarksdale, Mississippi

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Corporal Derrick Couch
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Injured

Type: Subject-Suspect
Age: 19
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Type: Subject-Suspect
Status: Arrested

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Wounded/Injured
Officer Involved Incident
Officer Involved Shooting - Officer shot
Armed robbery with injury/death and/or evidence of DGU found

Notes

officer was shot in the head while responding to an armed robbery at a convenience store

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: http://www.wlox.com/story/31217445/clarksdale-ms-officer-shot-in-head-in-hospital

URL: http://wreg.com/2016/02/13/clarksdale-police-officer-shot-in-head-while-investigating-robbery/

URL: http://www.msnewsnow.com/story/31218263/person-in-custody-in-connection-with-shooting-clarksdale-officer

District

Congressional District: 2
State Senate District: 11
State House District: 26